100 yr Old Couple

In China on December 28th of 2012 Shi Sifan and his wife Liu Yaogu celebrated their 100th birthdays. They have been together for 78 years and were born on the same day. 

Of course in China there are many people who are close to or are 100 yrs old. China even passed a law saying that people are to visit and care for their older family members. Shi Sifan and Liu Yaogu live with their family, right down to the great great grandchildren.

There's no doubt that i will be visiting and caring for my parents when they are old and cant do it themselves and they will see their grandchildren on a regular basis.

I don't think there could ever be a law in the US that stated we had to go visit and care for our elders. It just wouldn't happen. It would be another law broken by many that would just crown the prison system.

I can see it now:
"And why, Mr.Smith have you not visited your parents? Why haven't you been taking care of them?"

Then there's the fact that they have been together for 78 years. 78 YEARS!! How many couples now a days can say they were together 78 years? Look around! all of the couples you see now, do you honestly think they will be together 78 years from now? Also how many people around you will live to be 100? Not many. 

I honestly believe that every couple i see when i look around, or look on Facebook, or anywhere else for that matter, will not be together in 78 years. I'm in a relationship and i can't say that we will be together in 78 years.(I sure as hell hope we are though)

I like seeing older couples who have been together for 30+ years. My generation thinks that being with someone for a few years is a huge accomplishment. I know baby mama's who have stayed with their man for more than a few years. It doesn't mean anything. 

You want to see an actual relationship? See what actual love looks like?

Look at this couple, look at the couples who have been together for 30, 40+ years and are still happy. You can see it by the way they look at each other. It's the look  as if they haven't aged one bit. They look at each other in amazement as if they were still young kids who just started dating.

I applaud this couple and their achievement. I also want to wish them both a Happy 100th Birthday. I hope they spend many more years together. :)